Bob Kerrey changes his mind, will run for Senate, source says
Posted by Aaron Blake and Chris Cillizzaat 12:14 PM ET, 02/27/2012
Updated at 2:46 p.m.
Former senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) has changed his mind and plans to run for the open Senate seat in Nebraska, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The aide said Kerrey has called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to inform him of his plans.
Kerrey announced earlier this month that he decided against attempting a return to the Senate, citing his family.
Kerreys former campaign manager, Paul Johnson, confirmed to The Fix that Kerrey is reconsidering his previous decision, but stopped short of saying it was a done deal.
I know he is reconsidering, but I dont think he has made a final decision, Johnson said.
Kerreys return would give Democrats new hope in a race that would likely be lost if he doesnt run. The Democratic bench in Nebraska is very thin behind retiring Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Kerrey.
Kerrey, of course, will have to overcome charges of carpetbagging. Despite being a former governor and senator from Nebraska, he moved to New York after retiring from the Senate in 2001 and even flirted with running for mayor of New York City.
The filing deadline in Nebraska is this week.
Bob Kerrey changes his mind, will run for Senate, source says - The Washington Post
Yayy Kerrey!